---
title: Get viewpoint
slug: topic-api/get-viewpoint
docTags: 
createdAt: 2024-06-10T16:49:07.009Z
---

{
  "id": "u6h1F6cKY0jgSjVihvYcv",
  "type": "api-oas-v2",
  "data": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id}",
    "servers": [
      {
        "url": "https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id}"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Get viewpoint",
    "description": "Get a single topic viewpoint.",
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "request": {
      "pathParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "topic-board-id",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "e18a2d10-1595-4e52-a941-22d43bf8d7ad",
          "description": "Id of the topic board"
        },
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "topic-id",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "18d0273d-e15c-4924-97b3-6f47b233eebe",
          "description": "Topic id"
        },
        {
          "kind": "required",
          "name": "viewpoint-id",
          "type": "string",
          "example": "52959166-dbd2-44eb-81bb-74f955f30e0f",
          "description": "Id of viewpoint"
        }
      ],
      "headerParameters": [],
      "queryParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "includeAuthorization",
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Include authorization field in response"
        }
      ],
      "bodyDataParameters": [],
      "formDataParameters": [],
      "oAuthParameters": [
        {
          "id": "Bearer",
          "name": "Bearer",
          "kind": "optional",
          "type": "http",
          "scheme": "bearer"
        }
      ]
    },
    "responses": [
      {
        "statusCode": "200",
        "description": "OK",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "customType": "viewpoint",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "guid",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Represented as compacted UUID using 32 hexadecimal characters",
                "example": "52959166-dbd2-44eb-81bb-74f955f30e0f"
              },
              {
                "name": "orthogonal_camera",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Details of orthogonal camera if applicable",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "camera_view_point",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Location of the camera",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "camera_direction",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Direction of the camera",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "camera_up_vector",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Normalized vector describing the camera orientation",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 1
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "view_to_world_scale",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "The scale factor between the camera and the scene",
                    "example": 14
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "aspect_ratio",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Aspect ratio of the scene",
                    "example": 1
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "perspective_camera",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Details of perspective camera if applicable",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "camera_view_point",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Location of the camera",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of camera location",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "camera_direction",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Direction of the camera",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of camera direction",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "camera_up_vector",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Normalized vector describing the camera orientation",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 1
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "field_of_view",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Field of view of the camera in degrees",
                    "example": 60
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "aspect_ratio",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Aspect ratio of the scene",
                    "example": 1
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "lines",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "description": "List of graphical lines",
                "example": "",
                "itemType": "object",
                "customType": "object[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "start_point",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Start point of the line",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of start point",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of start point",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of start point",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "end_point",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "End point of the line",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of end point",
                        "example": 200
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of end point",
                        "example": 200
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of end point",
                        "example": 200
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "clipping_planes",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "description": "List of clipping planes",
                "example": "",
                "itemType": "object",
                "customType": "object[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "location",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Location of the clipping plane",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "direction",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Direction of the clipping plane",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of direction",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of direction",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of direction",
                        "example": 1
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "bitmaps",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "description": "List of embedded images",
                "example": "",
                "itemType": "object",
                "customType": "object[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "guid",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Id of the bitmap",
                    "example": "8c2f8818-e413-49d4-8978-7f7d95d2b27e"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "bitmap_type",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string<jpg | png>",
                    "description": "Type of the bitmap, valid values are \"jpg\" and \"png\"",
                    "example": "png"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "location",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Location of the center of the bitmap",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of location",
                        "example": 100
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "normal",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Normalized vector describing the bitmap direction",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 1
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "up",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "object",
                    "description": "Normalized vector describing the bitmap orientation",
                    "example": "",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "x",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "X coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "y",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Y coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 0
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "z",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Z coordinate of vector",
                        "example": 1
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "height",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Height of bitmap in the scene",
                    "example": 20
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "snapshot",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "snapshot_type",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string<jpg | png>",
                    "description": "Format of snapshot, valid values are \"jpg\" and \"png\"",
                    "example": "png"
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "authorization",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "viewpoint_actions",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "List of viewpoint actions",
                    "example": "[\"delete\"]",
                    "itemType": "string",
                    "customType": "string[]",
                    "itemExample": "",
                    "itemDefault": ""
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/viewpoint",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hasXCodeSamples": false,
    "examples": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "0b_ZdYgGrmMroz9jbJtwP",
          "language": "curl",
          "label": "cURL",
          "code": "curl --request GET \\\n     --url https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id} \\\n     --header 'accept: application/json'"
        },
        {
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          "language": "javascript",
          "label": "javascript",
          "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n   method: 'GET',\n   headers: myHeaders,\n   redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id}\", requestOptions)\n   .then(response => response.text())\n   .then(result => console.log(result))\n   .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
        },
        {
          "id": "1vQaBD9lW-6xHE9EXZsf3",
          "language": "ruby",
          "label": "Ruby",
          "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
        },
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          "id": "_nmO7mZ1388j2sHeMonH6",
          "language": "python",
          "label": "Python",
          "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.catenda.com/opencde/bcf/3.0/projects/{topic-board-id}/topics/{topic-id}/viewpoints/{viewpoint-id}\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n   'accept': 'application/json',\n   'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"GET\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
        }
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    "results": {
      "languages": [
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          "language": "200",
          "code": "// OK\n{\n  \"guid\": \"52959166-dbd2-44eb-81bb-74f955f30e0f\",\n  \"orthogonal_camera\": {\n    \"camera_view_point\": {\n      \"x\": 100,\n      \"y\": 100,\n      \"z\": 100\n    },\n    \"camera_direction\": {\n      \"x\": 100,\n      \"y\": 100,\n      \"z\": 100\n    },\n    \"camera_up_vector\": {\n      \"x\": 0,\n      \"y\": 0,\n      \"z\": 1\n    },\n    \"view_to_world_scale\": 14,\n    \"aspect_ratio\": 1\n  },\n  \"perspective_camera\": {\n    \"camera_view_point\": {\n      \"x\": 100,\n      \"y\": 100,\n      \"z\": 100\n    },\n    \"camera_direction\": {\n      \"x\": 100,\n      \"y\": 100,\n      \"z\": 100\n    },\n    \"camera_up_vector\": {\n      \"x\": 0,\n      \"y\": 0,\n      \"z\": 1\n    },\n    \"field_of_view\": 60,\n    \"aspect_ratio\": 1\n  },\n  \"lines\": [\n    {\n      \"start_point\": {\n        \"x\": 100,\n        \"y\": 100,\n        \"z\": 100\n      },\n      \"end_point\": {\n        \"x\": 200,\n        \"y\": 200,\n        \"z\": 200\n      }\n    }\n  ],\n  \"clipping_planes\": [\n    {\n      \"location\": {\n        \"x\": 100,\n        \"y\": 100,\n        \"z\": 100\n      },\n      \"direction\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0,\n        \"z\": 1\n      }\n    }\n  ],\n  \"bitmaps\": [\n    {\n      \"guid\": \"8c2f8818-e413-49d4-8978-7f7d95d2b27e\",\n      \"bitmap_type\": \"png\",\n      \"location\": {\n        \"x\": 100,\n        \"y\": 100,\n        \"z\": 100\n      },\n      \"normal\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 1,\n        \"z\": 0\n      },\n      \"up\": {\n        \"x\": 0,\n        \"y\": 0,\n        \"z\": 1\n      },\n      \"height\": 20\n    }\n  ],\n  \"snapshot\": {\n    \"snapshot_type\": \"png\"\n  },\n  \"authorization\": {\n    \"viewpoint_actions\": [\n      \"\"\n    ]\n  }\n}"
        }
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    }
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